Israel continues its military assault in Gaza where the Palestinian death toll is now about 41,000. Meanwhile, the prospect for a ceasefire deal may have dimmed considerably after the bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas were recovered over the weekend. 

Joining the discussion:  

• Dan Arbell is a veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service and currently a scholar in residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at American University. 
• Khalil Jahshan is Executive Director of the Arab Center in Washington, D.C.   
• Nabeel Khoury is former U.S. Diplomat is now a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, D.C.   
• Edmund Ghareeb is a Middle East scholar and analyst.  

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he's "willing to make a deal" but will not compromise to free the remaining 101 hostages held by Hamas. Netanyahu defended military pressure as being instrumental to previous hostage releases. https://t.co/fX9VpYjWyK pic.twitter.com/7ekZPKQGIL

— ABC News (@ABC) September 4, 2024

For a third straight day, protesters took to the streets across Israel, carrying Israeli flags and pictures of hostages, demanding a cease-fire and hostage release deal.

President Biden has suggested that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to get it done. pic.twitter.com/H1rEXOZw5M

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) September 4, 2024